This is a legitimate question. Is Enterprise Architecture going anywhere? In my view it is, albeit slowly in the absence of a definite framework and proof of its business case. EA is a necessary "evil" though. Any system needs a streamlined structure and a blueprint to enable proper operation, maintenance, planning... To provide benefits needs to satify its many stakeholders in top management, business, IT and other technologies, organization... A few directions I can see Enterprise Architecture progressing, in no particular order:
the EA evolves to cover increasingly the business architecture rather than IT alone; the Enterprise Architecture will be ultimately the result of the fusion of IT, Business and Organization/People architecture; what is the the value of an applications architecture, without the process or people ownership views?
the governance for EA will be more & more business and top management heavy; this is because it would be used in mapping the strategy to components, to derive the enterprise transformation portfolio, make investments and take strategic and tactical decisions
the EA will be increasingly triggered by Mergers & Acqusitions and outsourcing activities, including of the IT
the Enterprise Architect role would be more and more called in the business decision making process
a combined EA framework emerges to take advantage of strengths of various frameworks, such as Zachman, TOGAF, FEA and others
SOA becomes part of the EA program as the target EA style of architecture and technology
EA would be increasingly required by shareholders/owners to provide the blueprint of the business operation, describe assets, provide proof of regulatory compliance and map costs and profits on various operations
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